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Recent Examples of midwife
The nurse was ultimately able to line up a midwife to assist with the woman’s delivery in place of Mulholland.
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Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
Claire and Jamie get Agnes’s mother, Susannah (and her midwife/friend Binta), up to the surgery.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In a story translated from Korean, a ghost aches with loneliness after scaring everyone away; in a story translated from Arabic, a midwife is called to aid with the birth of … something.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Like the appeals made by women during the antiquity to midwife goddesses, prayer and supplication were ways to affirm intentions for healthy pregnancies, calm labors, and living children.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
Claire and Jamie get Agnes’s mother, Susannah (and her midwife/friend Binta), up to the surgery.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In a story translated from Korean, a ghost aches with loneliness after scaring everyone away; in a story translated from Arabic, a midwife is called to aid with the birth of … something.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Like the appeals made by women during the antiquity to midwife goddesses, prayer and supplication were ways to affirm intentions for healthy pregnancies, calm labors, and living children.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midwife
Noun
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The group contains multiple doctors and lawyers.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Charlotte Observer spoke to North Carolina doctors about how to mitigate your colon cancer risk by eating less red meat, less ultraprocessed food and more fiber.—
Eva Flowe
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Midwives say physician agreements create barriers Sixteen states require some form of collaborative agreement with a physician for a nurse-midwife to practice.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Centering model The Centering model was started about 30 years ago by a nurse-midwife who wanted to provide better prenatal care and reduce provider burnout.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In a notice published last week in the Federal Register, HHS asked for nominations of new members, encouraging anesthesiologists, cardiologists, oncologists, radiologists, obstetricians and other specialists to apply, although the members have typically been primary care doctors.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Fatima Naqvi, a New Jersey obstetrician and gynecologist at Atlantic Health and certified menopause provider, says simply including a menopause story line is a good start.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Already, more than 80% of physicians are using AI tools, according to a recent survey published by the American Medical Association, mostly for lower stakes use cases like combing through medical research and documentation.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Green Tea Green tea is packed with plant compounds called catechins, which help reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in the body, said Meena Malhotra, MD, ABOM, ABIM, a functional and integrative medicine physician and medical director at Heal n Cure.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
6 May 2026
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Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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Revealing docs may tip the win to Musk Thousands of pages of internal documents have already been shared, and both Musk and Altman have given depositions ahead of the trial’s start.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Parents and pediatricians can advocate for child pedestrian safety by supporting and encouraging community programs with resources offered through organizations such as Safe Routes to School.—
Dr. Phyllis Agran,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician in private practice, and Jila Khorsand, a pathologist with a large medical group, both relinquished their medical licenses shortly after their daughter's death and have disputed Scott's claims.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This can mean that doctors often miss that a Black woman has started perimenopause, says Sharon Malone, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and the chief medical adviser for Alloy.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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What’s more, health providers in several countries told CNN that birth control services are often integrated with other medical work, like HIV-AIDS prevention and obstetrician-gynecologist care, which have also been impacted because of the cuts.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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At least 830 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect, according to local medics, while Israel says militants have killed four of its soldiers over the same period.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Officers provided first aid until medics arrived and took the man to a hospital.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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“Midwife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midwife. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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